Bhagavad Gita 2.33
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।
atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| atha chet | atha chet | if, however |
| tvam | tvam | you |
| imam | imam | this |
| dharmyam saṅgrāmam | dharmyam saṅgrāmam | righteous war |
| na | na | not |
| kariṣhyasi | kariṣhyasi | act |
| tataḥ | tataḥ | then |
| sva-dharmam | sva-dharmam | one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas |
| kīrtim | kīrtim | reputation |
| cha | cha | and |
| hitvā | hitvā | abandoning |
| pāpam | pāpam | sin |
| avāpsyasi | avāpsyasi | will incur |
But if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.
और यदि तुम इस धर्मयुद्ध को स्वीकार नहीं करोगे, तो स्वधर्म और कीर्ति को खोकर पाप को प्राप्त करोगे।।